Inaugural lecture of Professor Colin Rogers

Everyone is invited to attend the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Professor Colin Rogers, Faculty of Health, Sport and Science.

From Dixon to Robocop – Personal reflections on the rationalisation of the police service in England and Wales

The police service in England and Wales is currently undergoing major restructuring and reorganisation against a backcloth of an economic recession. This will impact upon the way in which communities are policed in the foreseeable future.

However, this lecture will suggest that what is happening at the moment is just the latest change in a long line of rationalisation programs which can be traced back to the late 1960s. Framed against personal experiences and research spanning most of this time period, the impact of these changes in the past may be used to discuss the impact of current and future changes.